Preacher Vol. 5: Dixie Fried [Paperback]

Garth Ennis (Author), Steve Dillon (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Vertigo (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563894289
• ISBN-13: 978-1563894282
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.4 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Garth Ennis is the award-winning writer of Hellblazer, Hitman, Punisher, Preacher, Pride and Joy and War Stories. He is much in demand for his hard-edged, wickedly humorous style.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Southern Discomfort, August 7, 2004

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The Peruvian Wunderkind (Mississauga, ON Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Preacher Vol. 5: Dixie Fried (Paperback)

With this instalment, we return to real-time in the series. The fearsome threesome find themselves deep in the Lousiana bayou; historic N'awlins, to be precise. Jesse hooks up with a witch doctor with a mind to jumpstart his buried consciousness. Lucky for us, things aren't quite so simple. The gang manages to quickly upset the baddies, resulting in the usual decapitations, burnings-to-death, and human shish kabobs we've come to love with Preacher. In the subplot department, Arseface becomes a celebrity and Tulip meets up with an old friend (after having hogtied her poor hopeless beau). The intro story, a stand-alone feature, stars Cassidy and his (mis)adventures in New Orleans. Cassidy comes to learn later in the series that his actions have consequences; not just to him, but to those in his circle, too.

While the plot moves somewhat laboriously at times (the interchange between Tulip and friend really did not need to be that long) this is offset by the fact that there are some big revelations here, and some interesting plot developments. Many critics find this to among the weakest of Ennis' efforts in the Preacher canon. While certainly not up to par with the first two books, it manages to do the job and get you itching to read the next instalment.

Slightly disappointing in this volume was the lack of a Forward; I was getting accustomed to the excellent introductions that prefaced each book and contextualized the series (Ennis' own introduction to Ancient History was especially noteworthy). Dillon continues to surprise here, managing to create iconic images with ease. His deceptively simple style effectively reinforces the stark and brutal violence that underscores this world.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars PREACHER PICKS UP SOME MOMENTUM, November 3, 2001

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M. Grant "MacGyver of the Books" (Detroit, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Preacher Vol. 5: Dixie Fried (Paperback)

This (the fifth volume of the Preacher series) is a step up from the slow down that occurred after The Grail storyline (a definite high point). Jesse, Tulip, and Cass are all back together and the stories in this volume give the most insight to Cass and start to make him more of a character and not so much a characture.

New readers be warned...Preacher is not the kind of series that you can jump onto at any point...start with Book #1 - GONE TO TEXAS.

For those of you who have been along for the ride let's just say that Dixie Fried gives us more of what we love: dark humor, violence, disturbing ideas, masochism, sex, swearing, and even ArseFace (who makes me sick to my stomach every time).

The story telling is of A-quality and the only minor stumbling points are: weaker villains...who don't portray much menace for our protagonistic three, and a lack of Herr Starr (everyone's favorite whipping boy),

I myself have not yet read Volumes 6-9 but I'm heading in that direction and I guarantee that anyone who starts reading these adventures in GONE TO TEXAS will end up at THE ALAMO.

Humperdido!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fried but not Stirred, May 31, 2003

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Hassan Galadari (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Preacher Vol. 5: Dixie Fried (Paperback)

After the last chapter of the Preacher series, this one comes back to where Jesse, Tulip and Cass were left off in Chapter 3. Ennis is taking his time bringing back the premise of the characters after their trip to Paris. His style is laid back, down to earth and not as shocking as his previous work.

The story starts off with Cass and Jesse in NYC getting ready to meet Tulip. After a rundown of the things that happened to them previously in Paris, Tulip shows that she's never to be underestimated under any circumstance. For that part, I think that would have been the most memorable thing in the whole book The gang head to New Orleans, when they come upon a hellbent Arseface that wants to kill them all. Good thing he decides otherwise and actually joins the group to become a sensational singer. This goes to show you that not only is Ennis is sick, he is the pure essence of evil when it comes in creating pitiful characters that you just love to make fun of. Another thing that makes this guy pure unadulterated king of BAD (sorry Michael Jackson), is the fact that he creates a love triangle between Tulip, Cass and Jesse. I, for one, want to see what the heck will happen in that department.

Dillon is back. Can't say he's back with a vengeance since his style really is adamant in not changing at all. His work is a sight for sore eyes to tell you the truth, since he was AWOL during the last chapter. He carries the book as usually gracefully.

Not a bad book, but not a good one either. I don't know if it's lack of creative idea or direction, but Ennis and Dillon should pick themselves up pretty quickly if they want to keep their readers interested in their characters. Preacher was original when it first came out. Let's just hope that the characters and story remain that way till the end of the series.